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History

Doyle was born in 1981 in the Vale of Leven Hospital. She grew up in Dumbarton where she attended St Patrick’s Primary and Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School.[1]

Doyle attended the University of Glasgow, where she, graduated with an MA in European Civilisation. During University she worked behind the bar in the Dumbuck Hotel and as a cleaner in a Glasgow hotel.[1]

Before being elected to Parliament, Doyle worked as a Political Officer for the Parliamentary Labour Party. Previously she worked as a Conference Producer for the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Conference Development Manager for a small business and as a caseworker and parliamentary assistant for a number of MSPs.[1]

She joined the Labour party aged 15 and served on its Scottish Executive and National Policy Forum before being selected as Labour’s candidate in West Dunbartonshire in 2010.[1]

Doyle is is a Shadow Defence Minister, with specific responsibility for defence personnel, welfare and veterans.[3]

Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy backed Doyle's husband, Gregor Poynton in a Labour Party selection process for the Falkirk constituency which was suspended in 2013.[4]

Doyle sponsored the Westminster launch of the Henry Jackson Society report In Scotland’s Defence? An Assessment of SNP Defence Strategy, on 4 July 2013.[5]